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Brown, Percy (1942) Indian Architecture (Islamic Period). D B Taraporevala Sons & Co. Bombay.
Topics: India, architecture
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Salim Ali, 1941 The Book of Indian Birds. Published by the Bombay Natural History Society. First edition of this book was produved by a not-for-profit organization prior to Indian Independence from within territory of India. Not protected by copyright per Indian Copyright Act 1957. This edition is uploaded here from the contents on the Digital Library of India website. http://www.dli.ernet.in
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1923
1923
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C. Gopalan Nair
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Nair, Gopalan C (1923) Moplah rebellion, 1921. Normans Printing Bureau, Calicut.
Topics: India, Islam
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1968
1968
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Government of India
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(1968) Panorama of Indian Painting. Publications Division.
Topics: India, painting, history
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1957
1957
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Julian Huxley
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Huxley, Julian (1957) New Bottles for New Wine. Chatto & Windus, London.
Topics: science, essays
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1942
1942
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Sir Robert Reid
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Reid, RObert (1942) History of the Frontier areas bordering on Assam From 1883-1941.
Topics: India, Assam, history
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Majumdar RC & A D Pusalker (eds.) (1951) The Age of Imperial Unity. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bombay.
Topic: India, history
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1933
1933
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J. H. Hutton
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Hutton, J.H. (1933) Census of India 1931. Vol 1. Part 1.
Topics: India, statistics, population
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Randhawa, MS (1980) A history of agriculture in India. Volume 1. Beginning to 12th century. ICAR, New Delhi.
Topics: India, agriculture
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1951
1951
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Sir M. Visvesvaraya
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Visvesvaraya, M (1951) Memoirs of my working life.
Topics: Sir M. Visvesvaraya, autobiography, India
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1936
1936
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F. H. Gravely
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Gravely, F.H. (1936) An outline of Indian temple architecture. Madras Government Press.
Topics: India, architecture
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Raymond Sheppard (1913 - 1958)
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Sheppard, Raymond (1940) How To Draw Birds Published by The Studio Publications Ltd London Fourth Impression 1943 [First Edition 1940].
Topics: birds, drawing, art
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1917
1917
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Gabriel Jouveau-Dubreuil
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Jouveau-Dubreuil, Gabriel (1917) Dravidian architecture. Preface by Sakkottai Krishnaswami Aiyangar.
Topics: architecture, temples, south India
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Narendran, T C (1989) Oriental Chalcididae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea). Department of Zoology, University of Calicut.
Topic: entomology, taxonomy, systematics, India, hymenoptera
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1926
1926
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Robert Greenhalgh Albion
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Albion, Robert Greenhalgh (1926) Forests and sea power. The Timber problem of the Royal Navy 1652-1862. Harvard University Press: Cambridge.
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Topics: Forests, wood, shipbuilding, environment, deforestation
958
958
1878
1878
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House of Commons
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1878 Papers regarding re-establishment of a native government in Mysore
Topics: India, Mysore, Karnataka, history
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1956
1956
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James Sykes Gamble
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Gamble, J.S. (1936) Flora of the Presidency of Madras. Volume II. Ranunculaceae to Caprifoliaceae. Calcutta: Government of India.
Topics: India, Flora, botany, Madras
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Brigadier C A L Graham
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Graham CAL (1857) The history of the Indian mountain artillery. Gale and Polden Ltd, Aldershot
Topics: India, Army
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1958
1958
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George Uglow Pope; F.W. Ellis
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Translated into English by G.U. Pope and F.W. Ellis - Naladiyar - Foreword by M. Varadarajanar. The South India Saiva Siddhanta Works. Tirunelveli.
Topics: Indian mythology, religion
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James Fergusson and James Burgess (1880) The cave temples of India.
Topics: India, archaeology, religion
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1911
1911
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Intelligence Branch
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Intelligence Branch (1911) Frontier and overseas expeditions from India. volume 6. Government Press, Calcutta.
Topics: India, West Asia, history
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Reginald Innes Pocock
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Fauna of British India. Mammals volume 2 Reginald Innes Pocock Public domain under Indian Copyright Act 1957
Topics: Fauna of British India, Mammals
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1918
1918
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Government of India
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1918. Bengal-Nagpur Railway System. Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway System.
Topics: India, Railways, history
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1962
1962
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Jean Philippe Vogel
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Vogel, Jean Philippe (1962) The Goose in Indian Literature and Art. E.J. Brill, Leiden.
Topics: India, goose, mythology, symbolism, architecture, art
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1887
1887
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William Logan
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Logan, William (1887). Malabar. Volume I and Volume II. Reprinted in 1951.
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Topics: Malabar, Wynaad, Kerala, history, geography
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1920
1920
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A Berriedale Keith
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Keith, A Berriedale (1920) A history of Sanskrit literature. Oxford University Press, London.
Topics: Sanskrit, history, India
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2004
2004
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Wildlife Institute of India
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WII (2004) Ungulates of India. ENVIS. 7(1)
Topics: India, fauna, wildlife, ungulates
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Hegner, Robert W. (1933) Invertebrate Zoology. Macmillan, New York
Topic: zoology
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1898
1898
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Government of India
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1898. List of tombs and monuments of Europeans, etc., in the Madras District.
Topics: tombs, India, Madras
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1952
1952
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S. G. Narasimhachar
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Narasimhachar, S.G. (1952) Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore. Government Press, Bangalore.
Topics: India, Karnataka, botany, Kannada
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National Book Trust
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Salim Ali & Laeeq Futehally (1967) Common Birds. National Book Trust. Government of India work eligible for availability through lowest cost medium per RTI Act 2005.
Topics: India, birds
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Randhawa, MS (1983) A history of agriculture in India. Volume 3. 1757-1947. ICAR, New Delhi.
Topics: India, agriculture
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Bibhutibhusan Datta and Avadesh Narayan Singh (1935) History of Hindu Mathematics. A Source book. Parts 1 & 2. Asia Publishing House.
Topics: India, mathematics, history
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"Silver Hackle" (1929) Indian Jungle Lore and The Rifle. Thacker, Spink & Co. Pre-1947 publication in India. Public domain. Transferred from Digital Library of India by L. Shyamal
Topics: hunting, India
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1957
1957
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L. Srikantiah
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Communism (in Kannada) by L. Srikantiah, editor K.V. Puttappa
Topics: India, communism, Kannada, Karnataka
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Gopalan, R (1928) History of the Pallavas of Kanchi. University of Madras.
Topics: India, history
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1977
1977
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P. Thankappan Nair
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Nair, P. Thankappan (compiler). 1977. Job Charnock. The Founder of Calcutta. An Anthology. Calcutta.
Topics: India, history, Calcutta, Kolkata
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Charles S Houston & Robert H Bates (editor) (1954) K2 - the savage mountain. McGraw-Hill From the Digital Library of India
Topic: Mountaineering
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1892
1892
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T. F. Bourdillon
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Bourdillon, T F (1892) Report on the Forest of Travancore. Travancore State.
Topics: India, forestry, Kerala
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Talks by Subhas Chandra Bose at Haripura Congress, 1938 published from Kumaran Press Bangalore
Topics: India, Independence, history
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1938
1938
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W. V. Grigson
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Grigson, WV (1938) The Maria Gonds of Bastar. Oxford University Press.
Topics: India, anthropology
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1954
1954
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Sir Mirza Ismail
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Ismail, Sir Mirza (1954) My Public Life. Recollections and Reflections. George Allen & Unwin Ltd. [From Digital Library of India]
Topics: Mysore, history, biography
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1913
1913
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Henry Davison Love
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Love, Henry Davison (1913) Vestiges of Old Madras. Volume II. John Murray, London.
Topics: India, history, Madras
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1955
1955
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Jogesh Chandra Bagal
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Bagal, Jogesh Chandra (1955) Pramatha Nath Bose.
Topics: India, biography, geology, science
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Reader's Digest
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J.C.Daniel and Mohan Sivanand (1988). Unforgettable Salim Ali. Reader's Digest. November 1988.
Topics: biography, ornithology
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1911
1911
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Purushotam Vishram Mawjee
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Mawjee, Purshotam Vishram (1911) Imperial durbar album of the Indian princes, chiefs and zamindars, Vol. I. Laxmi Arts Printing Works, Bombay
Topics: India, royalty, history
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1934
1934
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R. Narasimhacharya
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Narasimhacharya, R. (1934) History of Kannada Language. University of Mysore.
Topics: Kannada, linguistics, language, history, India
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1858
1858
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Julius Jeffreys
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Jeffreys, Julius (1858) The British Army in India. London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts.
Topics: India, army, health, history
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Gajasastram of Palakapya muni Saraswati Mahal Series no 76 Translated by S Gopalan 1958 Copied from the Digital Library of India by L. Shyamal.
Topics: elephant, animal husbandry, sanskrit
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Randhawa, MS (1986) A history of agriculture in India. Volume 4. 1947-1981. ICAR, New Delhi.
Topics: India, agriculture
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1936
1936
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Government of Assam
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Kanjilal UN, Kanjilal PC, A Das & C. Purkayastha (1936) Flora of Assam. Volume 1. Part 2. Linaceae to Moringaceae. Government of Assam.
Topics: India, botany
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1904
1904
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Rev. C. H. Malden
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Malden, C. H. (1904) List of Burials at Madras (In St. Mary's Cemetery) from 1801 to 1850 compiled from the register of St. Mary's Church, Fort St. George. Government Press, Madras.
Topics: India, Madras, East India Company, genealogy
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Gulatee, BL. (1954) The height of Mount Everest. A new determination (1952-54). Survey of India, Technical paper 8.
Topics: India, mountain, survey, height
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1939
1939
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Government of Assam
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Kanjilal UN, A. Das, Kanjilal PC & R. N. De (1939) Flora of Assam. Volume 3. Caprifoliaceae to Plataginaceae. Government of Assam.
Topics: Botany, India, Assam
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Anonymous (1998). "Vernacular Names of the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent" (PDF). Buceros 3 (1): 53â109. Published by ENVIS centre BNHS (not for profit organization funded by the government of India)
Topics: birds, India, ornithology
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Laurie and Cecilia Norman (eds.) (1999) The Royal Bombay Sappers and Miners 1939 to 1947. The Royal Bombay Sappers & Miners Officers' Association.
Topics: Royal Bombay Sappers and Miners, World War II, combat engineering, British Indian Army, military...
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1938
1938
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K. M. Panikkar
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Panikkar, K.M. (1938) Hinduism and the modern world. Kitabistan, Allahabad.
Topics: India, Hinduism, religion, culture
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1935
1935
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E.W.C. Sandes
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Sandes, E.W.C. (1935) The Military Engineer in India. Volume II. Institution of Royal Engineers, Chatham.
Topics: Royal Engineers, History, India
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214
1857
1857
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Alexander Hunter
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Henry P. Hawkes; Alexander Hunter (1857). A classified catalogue of the raw products exhibited at the Madras Exhibition of 1857. Madras.
Topics: Madras, colonial exhibition, India
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Childrens book from National Books Trust (India) out of print - Government work (eligible for availability under RTI 2005) Watching Birds by Jamal Ara
Topics: birds, India
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1947
1947
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Jaqueline Tyrwhit
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Tyrwhitt, Jaqueline (ed.) (1947) Patrick Geddes in India. Lund Humphries, London.
Topics: India, town planning, histor
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1918
1918
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Patrick Geddes
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Geddes, Patrick (1918):Town Planning Towards City Development: A Report to the Durbar of Indore. Part 1. Holkar State Printing Press, Indore.
Topics: India, urban planning, history
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Reginald Innes Pocock
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Fauna of British India Mammalia Volume 1 (second edition) Reginald Innes Pocock Public domain under Indian Copyright Act 1957
Topics: Fauna of British India, Mammals
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1958
1958
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Anant Kakba Priolkar
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Priolkar, Anant Kakba (1958) The Printing Press in India. Its beginnings and early development. Marathi Samshodhana Mandala, Bombay.
Topics: printing, history, India
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Randhawa, MS (1979) A history of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research 1929-1979. ICAR, New Delhi.
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Topics: India, agriculture
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Fauna of British India birds volume 4 E C Stuart Baker
Topics: Fauna of British India, Birds
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Allen, BC (1905) Naga hills and Manipur. Socio-economic history.
Topics: India, history, Nagaland, Manipur
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1913
1913
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Henry Davison Love
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Love, Henry Davison (1913) Vestiges of Old Madras. Volume I. John Murray, London.
Topics: India, Madras, History
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1952
1952
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Frank Kingdon-Ward
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Kingdon-Ward, F (1952) Plant hunter in Manipur. Jonathan Cape, London.
Topics: botany, India, adventure
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1930
1930
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Constance E. Parsons
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Parsons, Constance E. (1930) Mysore City. Oxford University Press.
Topics: Mysore, history, India
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1860
1860
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R. H. W. Dunlop
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Dunlop, R.H.W. (1860) Hunting in the Himalaya. Richard Bentley, London.
Topics: India, hunting
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1969
1969
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Eugene F. Irschick
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Irschick, Eugene F. (1969) Politics and social conflict in South India The non-Brahman Movement and Tamil Separatism, 1916-1929. Oxford University Press. Bombay.
Topics: Tami Nadu, social movement, India, history
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Guidebook to Bangalore 1963
Topics: India, Bangalore
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1919
1919
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G. R. Standford
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Standford, G R (1919) Administrative and political history of the Masai reserve, 1919. Waterlow and Sons Limited, London.
Topics: Africa, Kenya, conservation, history
